# Accident 20010131000769A: Doug DC6B, Donlin Creek, AK, January 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2001, 13:15 local time
- Place: Donlin Creek, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: EVAB
- Location: 62.3333° N, 158.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3333&lon=-158.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4390F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4390F-2001-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131000769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT HAD NO VISUAL QUEUES.F  LAT LIGHT CONDITIONS (WHITE-OUT) EXISTED WITH 2 MILES VISIBILITY AND LIGHT SNOW. HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 WHICH HAS AN UPHILL SLOPE OF 8% CONTACTED THE LEFT MAIN WHEELS FIRST THEN A/C BOUNCED, REVERSE POWER WAS APPLIED TO ALL ENGINES. THE SECOND IMPACT WAS HARD TO NOSE AND LEFT MAIN WHEELS; NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT AND LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE. NO POST CRASH AND NO INJURIES. OTHER: EVAB COMPANY HAS REQUIRED THAT ALL THREE CREW MEMBERS ATTEND A SPECIAL GROUND SCHOOL AND TWO WEEKS OFF WITHOUT PAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                        EVERTS AIR FUEL COMPANY  MANAGEMENT IS ALSO REQUIRING THAT ALL 125 CREW MEMBERS ARE TRAINED, QUALIFIED AND CHECKED UNDER CONTRACT BY FXGA 121 TRAINING DEPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA034), Jan 31, 2001: Douglas DC-6B (N4390F), Crooked Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's misjudged flare while landing. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, snow-covered terrain, and an uphill runway grade.

## Other reports on N4390F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950412011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412011379I), Apr 12, 1995: Doug DC6B (N4390F), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on 04/12/95 a DC-6-B, N4390F operated by everts air fuel inc., departed the ramp at Fairbanks int'l after fueling the international bulk fuel tanks…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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